A3SA has announced the appointment of longtime media industry veteran Joe St. Jean as Managing Director. St. Jean brings with him over 25 years of experience in multi-platform content delivery strategies, content licensing and strategic partnerships, and video distribution product development. St. Jean will be occupying the role previously held by Ron Wheeler, who served as Managing Director of the organization from its formation.
“Joe is the perfect choice to lead A3SA as we work to continue to support the ATSC 3.0 content security requirements and content protection needs of publishers across NEXTGEN TV receivers.” said A3SA Board Chair Anne Schelle of Pearl TV. ” Joe’s extensive experience working at both studios and content distribution organizations will help us navigate the needs of both content owners, distributors like local broadcasters, and receiver manufacturers.”
Most recently Executive VP of Technology Policy & Standards for Paramount, St. Jean developed and executed technology policies across the various divisions of Paramount Global. He spearheaded ATSC 3.0 deployment initiatives for CBS, drove 4K HDR distribution for live sports, led the adoption of automated speech recognition technologies for live closed captioning of news, and provided technical leadership in various regulatory proceedings. Previously, he worked for PanAmSat and began his career at Scientific Atlanta. St. Jean holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University.
“Having been a long-time member of the A3SA technical committee, I have been fortunate to participate in A3SA’s amazing journey to develop a set of ATSC 3.0 Security capabilities with Ron’s dedication and leadership. I am excited to work with broadcasters and technology manufacturers to continue to support the delivery of high quality, high value content with enhanced viewing experiences to its consumers in a trusted and secure IP-based NEXTGEN TV transmission system,” St. Jean said.
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